TUTWA TO PETITION ELECTION KABWE CENTRAL RESULTS

LOSING parliamentary candidate for Kabwe Central constituency, Tutwa Ngulube says he will petition the election results because they were characterised by violence, intimidation and character assassination before and during the elections. He lost the Kabwe Central seat to UPND candidate, Chrizoster Halwiindi. Mr. Ngulube alleged that he was attacked by suspected UPND members a few days before the elections and suffered injuries which he said are still fresh. He said in an interview that he was also attacked on the day of voting in Kafulamase ward where he had gone to cast his vote shortly after giving an interview to journalists at the polling station. Mr. Ngulube also alleged that the UPND on the eve of the election day went round the constituency deceiving people that he had died, the lie which most electorates unfortunately believed. Mr. Ngulube stated that he would petition the election results because lies and violence from his opponents have greatly affected the outcome of the elections. “We are petitioning the election outcome and call for fresh elections were there will be no violence, lies and character assassination,” he said. Mr. Ngulube feels that the results are highly compromised because the elections were characterised by intimidation. He had accused the law enforcement agencies deployed in the area to maintain law and order of taking sides in the application of the law. He said elections were not free and fair because he had fresh injuries suffered from the violence perpetrated by his opponents. “Some of the police officers and soldiers deployed were busy campaigning for the opposition and intimidating voters on the day of voting,” Mr. Ngulubesaid. By KETRA KALUNGA